The Crucible Act 1 Vocab and People

Question 1

inert

Answer 1

(adj.) lacking the ability or strength to move

Question 2

Creed

Answer 2

(noun) a system of principles or beliefs

Question 3

ordinance

Answer 3

(noun) authoritative authority

Question 4

heathen

Answer 4

(noun) a person who doesn’t follow your god

Question 5

innate

Answer 5

(adj.) inborn, natural; existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth

Question 6

ideology

Answer 6

(noun) a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory or policy

Question 7

pretense

Answer 7

(noun) false appearance

Question 8

deference

Answer 8

(noun) respectful submission or yielding to the judgement, opinion, will, etc., or another

Question 9

vindictive

Answer 9

(adj.) showing a revengeful spirit, vengeful

Question 10

conviction

Answer 10

(noun) an unshakable belief in something, often without need for proof

Question 11

Parris

Answer 11

Father of Betty; uncle of Abigail; Reverend (town leader); paranoid that he could get overthrown

Question 12

Tituba

Answer 12

Slave from Barbados; loves Betty

Question 13

Abigail

Answer 13

Parris’s niece; fired from her job as “mothers helper” by Goody Proctor; lied about the woods; orphan; had an affair with John Proctor; hit Betty in the face

Question 14

Susanna

Answer 14

Younger than Abigail; Parris trusts her not to say anything about the unnatural causes and to deliver the news to Hale

Question 15

Thomas Putnam

Answer 15

He took interest in parish affairs and cared about how the people in the village looked at him. Saw himself as intellectually superior than everyone else; vindictive; son of the richest man in the village; made many accusations

Question 16

Mrs. Anne Putnam

Answer 16

twisted soul; forty-five; a death-ridden woman; haunted by dreams; believes that witchcraft is the Devil’s touch; child is sick; believes Tituba can talk to the dead; 7 babies died of hers

Question 17

Mercy Lewis

Answer 17

Putnam’s servant; fat sly; merciless girl; she beat Ruth

Question 18

Mary Warren

Answer 18

seventeen, naive, lonely girl; she wants to confess what happened

Question 19

Betty

Answer 19

lying inert; seems possessed because she tries to fly out the window , Parris’s daughter, heard the conversation between Proctor and Abigail

Question 20

Rebecca Nurse

Answer 20

seventy two, white haired, wife of Francis Nurse, accused for doing witchcraft, had complaints against herself; her family has a lot of land and children; doesn’t believe Betty’s situation is caused my witchcraft

Question 21

Proctor

Answer 21

father in mid-30s; affair with Abigail; evil-tempered; can’t stand hypocrites; feels guilt and remorseful; protects his wife; accuses Putnam of being greedy

Question 22

Reverend Hale

Answer 22

almost 49; tight skinned; eager-eyed; intellectual; he feels that he’s important; well education in the science of the underworld and witchcraft; sincere

Question 23

Giles Corey

Answer 23

eighty three; knotted with muscle, canny; inquisitive and still powerful; husband of Martha; brave man; gets blamed for a lot of things; believes in witchcraft; curious about the book his wife was reading; not smart; nieve